It was launched in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization, in response to the increasing rate of diabetes around the world.
Ndị otu ọkachamara nke mba niile na otu ahụike nke mba niile malitere n'afọ 1991, na nzaghachị ọnụ na mgbago n'ọnụ ọgụgụ ndị ọrịa shuga n'ụwa niile.